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December 31, 2002

It's sort of like a cartoon version of The Grid, with the obligatory Pokemon elements.

Capcom will be showing a new third-person shooter for GameCube at E3. Gotcha Force is essentially a kid-targeted deathmatch game, similar to Nintendo's own Custom Robo series. Players collect toys and make them fight each other in 3D arenas, apparently in real-time.

As we countdown the final moments of 2002, we’d like to wish you a safe and happy new year.

It’s been another amazing year for Planet GameCube, and we look forward to another fun and insane year of gaming. It’s a crazy to think that within one year we’ve played games like Eternal Darkness,... Read more...

December 27, 2002

Lots of new info...if you read Japanese. We've picked out a few highlights though.

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Skip, the developer behind Nintendo's upcoming Giftpia, has launched a Japanese website for the game. Giftpia is a bizarre cel-shaded RPG originally shown (though somewhat covertly) on video at E3 2002.

The new website is entirely in Japanese, but through a mechanical... Read more...

December 26, 2002

We'd like to wish a belated Birthday to our resident poopy pants Rick Powers. Too be honest, I think we all got a little too funky on the egg nog at our annual holiday party, and forgot about it. Oops.

Ricky-poo we love you!

Happy Birthday, and happy holidays brother. We're hoping the dual holiday situation you deal with didn't short you from getting the Wonder Woman underoos you wanted.

December 25, 2002

Ho Ho Ho! Time to unwrap those shiny new games! Some Christmas wishes from your friends at PGC...

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Ah yes, the holiday season is there. Lots to eat, drink and play. Some of our staff are taking well deserved vacations, while others are working on last minute domestic and import reviews, or poised waiting for any news to break.

The venerable publisher of Mortal Kombat and NFL Blitz may be up for sale.

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According to an article in the L.A. Times, American publisher Midway Games may be up for sale to another corporation. The game publisher, which started in the arcade business and gradually phased into the console market, has experienced lackluster performance in 2002, despite some success of its Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance for multiple platforms.

December 21, 2002

In case you didn’t notice, Nintendo.com has released an interview concerning The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker...

Nintendo of America recently published an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, Producer and Director of Link’s latest adventure, respectively. While much of the information contained within is old, the two provide more thorough explanations and a few interesting tidbits. Be warned, though: Miyamoto and Aonuma do reveal what some might consider minor spoilers! Below is a brief excerpt from NOA’s Interview.

December 19, 2002

With a category like "best all-around badass," you know this one is going to be a winner.

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TNN Game for Video Kudos

By David Bloom

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - TNN wants to prove it's got game in the awards show business, rolling out the first televised kudofest for the fast-growing video game industry with such over-the-top categories as best all-around badass and best free-for-all carnage.

Watch Nintendo toot its own horn about how well the GameCube and Game Boy Advance sold compared to the Xbox and PlayStation 2.

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Did You Know...

The first returns are in on holiday video game shopping...and the little elf called momentum has curled up right next to Nintendo. So, while our competitors pass along their side of the story, we thought you would appreciate hearing how the month of November really shook out…

December 16, 2002

You already heard about how Zelda fared with the reviewers, but what about the other games and the Top 30?

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As we approach Christmas, a bunch of games for GC are hitting the shelves over the next few weeks in Japan. Famitsu reviewed six GC games this week. Zelda no Densetsu receives the fourth perfect score (10,10,10,10) in the history of Famitsu. The next highest score goes... Read more...